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  • As time went on, I’ve lent pretty far left, but had never read theory. My understanding was far-left = communism. I’d never read Marx but I watched a few videos and podcasts on an introduction to communism. But most resources are ML and eventually I couldn’t agree with their authoritarian ways. I learned some history about the DPRK and the CCP and it was really interesting, but their successes didn’t make up for their atrocities.

    It just wasn’t clicking and I didn’t know what to do.

    I was floating in a soup of leftist values but without a unified framework to understand them.

    I’m subscribed to a newsletter from Go Make Things, who does web development but is also politically outspoken. He did a newsletter or two about anarchism, and it clicked with me. I subscribed to Lemmy communities and watched videos, read some Anarchist FAQ, Anarchy Works, The Conquest of Bread, Everyday Anarchism podcast. It all made so much sense to me.

    At first, I was like most people and asked “sounds good, but how would this work?” but I know now that anarchist communities have worked, and that anarchism more is a set of principles than a plan for society.

    Turns out I had a lot of anarchist values already, but I have learned a lot in the process and changed my mind on some things.

    And a massive bonus is that anarchism is just fucking cool!





  • Most of my qualms with AI aren’t in the usage of AI, but in its creation (water usage, mass layoffs, etc.—you’ve heard it all before).

    To me it’s like asking “What are some good uses for slaves?” (An extreme example to show the point, I’m not trying to say AI is the same as slavery).

    Like yeah I could find good uses for it, but should it exist in the first place?